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Gerald H. Hrubes
Gerald H. Hrubes, 92, of Miles City, formerly of Glendive, died Saturday, May 18, 2002, in the Veterans Administration Nursing Home at Miles City.
Born Nov. 12, 1909, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, he was the son of John Joseph and Anna Frances Vesely Hrubes.
He enlisted in the United States Army in February 1941. Mr. Hrubes served during World War II and received the Purple Heart for his heroic efforts from being wounded in action.
Following his military service, he returned to the family farm in Bloomfield in October 1945 where his sister, Rose, devoted her life to taking care of him. They resided on the family farm until 1992 when they moved into Glendive.
His survivors include two brothers, John Hrubes, and his wife, Santa, of Miles City and James Hrubes of Glendive; one sister, Mary Jo Veverka of Glendive; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph Hrubes and Benjamin Hrubes; and two sisters, Adeline Hrubes and Rose Hrubes.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. Pastors Carter and Myrna Havner will officiate. Interment, with military honors, will be held in the Dawson County Cemetery at Glendive.
Burnice Jensen
Burnice Jensen, 84, of Miles City died Monday, May 20, 2002, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
Born June 27, 1917, in Angela, she was the daughter of William A. and Hazel Martin Klar. She attended country schools in the Angela area and began high school in Forsyth. After moving to Miles City she graduated from Custer County High School.
In June 1937, she and Arnold Jensen were married in Miles City. They went to work on Pumpkin Creek. She then worked for the Holy Rosary Hospital in the baby ward for 20 years until her retirement.
Mrs. Jensen has been a long-time resident of Miles City. She was well known for her love of fancy hats and purses.
Her survivors include her four children, Bill Jensen and Carol French, both of Miles City, Lester Jensen of Billings, and Virginia Carey of Bothell, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Chrystal LaPoidarem of Minnesota, Margie Kaldor of Portland, N.D., Arva Spidel of Hysham and Marlene Parkins of Billings.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, William Klar and Arnold Jensen.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 24, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Should family or friends desire, memorials may be made to the Living Way Fellowship Four Square Church, 708 Missouri Ave., Miles City, MT 59301.
Alvin Sackman
Alvin Sackman, 77, of Fallon died Friday, May 17, 2002, with his family at his side, at the Prairie County Medical Assistance Facility in Terry.
Born June 17, 1924, on the family homestead, he was the son of Jacob and Salomena Maier Sackman.
Mr. Sackman was inducted into the Army in February 1944. He received his basic training at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, S.C. After completing basic training, he was assigned to Fort Lewis in Washington. On Aug. 18, 1944, he was sent to the Hawaiian Islands and then on to the New Heberdes Islands for further military training. From there, he was assigned to combat on the Okinawa Islands with Company E, 106th Infantry, 27th Division. At that time, he also was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Following the war, Mr. Sackman was transferred to Tokyo, Japan, and became part of Company B, M.P. Battalion, where he was put in charge of the Ernie Pyle Theater. Mr. Sackman left Japan on April 11, 1946, and returned to the states. He was discharged from the Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., on April 25, 1946.
On Oct. 17, 1951, he and Barbara Moore from Spring Valley, Wis., were married. They shared their entire married life at their home on the Fallon Flat where they farmed, ranched and raised three children.
Mr. Sackman loved his Lord Jesus and showed this in the way he lived his life every day. He was a faithful member of the Fallon Evangelical Church for many years.
His survivors include his wife of Fallon; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Dan Martin of Billings and Aileen and Bill Kickert of Bismarck, N.D.; and three granddaughters, Abby Martin, Cassie Kickert and Krista Kickert.
Survivors also include his brothers and sisters, Max Guidice of Miles City, Emma Knopp of Kanton, Kan., Fred Sackman of Terry, Connie Burns of Seattle, Wash., Barbara Patterson of Powell, Wyo., Esther Sackman, Rachel Ruff and Ben Sackman, all of Billings, and a sister-in-law, Hilda Sackman of Fresno, Calif.; other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, John Moore of White Bear Lake, Minn., Corrin Victora of Billings, and Leta Powell and Orin Moore, both of Spring Valley, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his son, Tom Sackman; his parents; his brothers and sisters, John Sackman, Sally Hoffer, Albert Sackman, Betty Day and Walter Sackman; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Norman and Marjorie Moore; and brother-in-law, Calvin Moore.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 10 a.m. in the Fallon Evangelical Church in Fallon. Interment, with military honors, will follow in the Fallon Cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Terry is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
James "Jim" Isaacs
James "Jim" Isaacs, 77, of Miles City died Thursday, May 16, 2002, in the Veterans Affairs Nursing home at Miles City.
Born Aug. 9, 1924, in Miles City, he was the son of William and Pauline Waddell Isaacs. He attended school in Miles City and the Kelly School in Epsie through the eighth grade.
He entered the United States Army on July 27, 1943, and served during World war II. On Aug. 5, 1943, he and Irene Porter were married. While serving in the Army, Mr. Isaacs received a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. he was honorably discharged on Sept. 1, 1945.
After the war, Mr. Isaacs trapped for the government in Carter County outside of Ekalaka on the Box Elder Creek. He and his wife the went on to farm in the Broadus area. They then moved into Miles City where they raised turkeys and chickens.
Mr. Isaacs became a nurses' assistant at the Veterans Administration Hospital and a carpenter at the Radar Base in Miles City after the prices of turkeys dropped so drastically.
He later went on to carpentry at the Radar Base in Miles City. In 1957, through a correspondence course, he earned his drafting degree from the Chicago Technical College. After obtaining this degree he worked at the Midland Lumber Company as a draftsman. From that point on, he owned and operated Isaacs Construction as a general contractor in the Miles City, Powder River, Jordan and Ashland areas. In 1979, he retired due to medical problems.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaacs moved to Kinsey in 1984. Mrs. Isaacs died in January 1986.
Mr. Isaacs and Adeline Powellek were married Sept. 6, 1986. After many years in Kinsey, they moved to Miles City in 2000.
An avid trapper and hunter in his spare time, Mr. Isaacs enjoyed watching his children grow, get married and have children of their own, whom he cherished.
His survivors include his wife, Adeline of Miles City; a son, Murr Isaacs, his wife, Kathy, of Broadus and their children, Bill and Jennifer; six daughters, Patricia McConkey of Des Moines, Iowa, and her children, Jim and Jeff, Clara McNamee, her husband, Mike of Park City, and their children, Nicole, Pat, Joe, Amber and Casey, Bonnie Bradley, her husband, Curt, of Laurel, and their children, Chris, Steven and Tonya, Sharan Clark, her husband, Don, of Phoenix, Ariz., and their son, Doug, JoLynn Isaacs of Bennington, Wyo., and her children, Brandon and Amanda, and Kaye Duncan, her husband, Bill, of Sheridan, Wyo., and their children, Aaron and Adam; and four great-grandchildren, Brandon McConkey, John McConkey, Kaiden Patton and Eleesa Patton.
In addition to his first wife, Irene, he was preceded in death by four sisters, two brothers and a grandson, Charlie.
A prayer services will be held tonight at 6 in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2002, in the First Lutheran Church. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
